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VOLUME XXXI, No. 285
G g H|| P S I l W M 9
Injunction In Boat Line Case Is Made Permanent
DECISION IS HANDED
DOWN IN SUPERIOR
COURT pE TODAY
BY JUDGE FRANKLIN
The question of a pur
chase of a boat by the City
of Augusta for use on the
Savannah River, unless the
Supreme Court should de
cide otherwise, was settled
for all time here Saturday
morning when Judge A. L.
Franklin of Superior Court,
handed down a decision
making permanent the tem
porary injunction issued
against Mayor Julian M.
Smith and other city offi
cials several weeks ago.
Under Judge Franklin’s order the
city of Augusta is permanently re
strained from buying or hiring a
boat or barge or from* entering into
any contract or agreement of any
kind whatsoverer for its purchase
or hire. The restraining order is
sued several weeks ago is continu
ed in full force and effect.
The restraining order is directed
against Julian M. Smith, in his rep
rensentative capacity as mayor; J.
W. Westmoreland, in his. repre
sentative capacity as clerk, and T.
D. Caswell, in his representative ca
pacity as comptroller, "and other
persons purporting to act under au
thority of the ciity council of Au
gusta.’’
The proceedings grew out of ap
plication to superior court for an
injunction to prevent the city of
Augusta spending $135,000 for a
modern boat to be used on the Sa
vannah river.. The petition for in
junction was issued by Georgd R.
Stearns, Landon Thomas and Bow
dre Phinisy.
Officials of the city were cited by
Judge Franklin to appear before
him on September 29 and show
cause why the temporary injunc
tion. issued about two weeks prior
to that time, should not be made
permanent. The city was repre
sented in the proceedings by W. M.
Howard, Ben E. Pierce and Archi
bald Blackshear, the city attorney.,
Cumming & Harper represented the
plaintiffs. The hearing was begun
on September 29, adjourned over
the 30th, and completed on Octo
ber 1.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Washington wins 1924 baseball
championship, defeating New York
Giants 4-3 in 12th inning of seventh
and deciding game of series on
home held.
Over-subscription of Anfeica's
share of $110,000,000 in $200,000,000
allied loan to Germany to be floated
under Dawes plan before hooks are
opened on Tuesday is predicted by
New York bankers.
Appointmnct of Thomas Nelson
Perkins, Boston attorney, by Ke
publican commission to sit in com
mission when questions relating to
operation of Dawes plan arise, vir
tually completes preliminary or
ganization for putting plan into ef
fect.'
Tn face of heavy winds and hours
behind schedule navy dirigible
Shenandoah arrives at San Diego
and ends first trans-coptinental
journey.
Gate receipts for 1924 world series
totalling $1,093,104, establishes new
record but attendance figures show
that 283,695 or 17,735 less than 1923
saw games.
Grew of Chihuahua and Oriente
Hallway train Including an uniden
tified American are killed by ban
dits who escape with $30,000 payroll
near Cnn<|elario, Mexico.
Balph Bhadel, 18 year old farm
hand is found guilty of second de
gtfeA murder for slaying Harvey C.
AVillo'W; his employer by jury in
Snyder county, Pennsylvaunla
court.
Don Chafin, sheriff of Bogan
county, W. Va.. Is found guilty at
Huntington. W. Y'a„ of conspiracy
to violate Volstead act.
Only 8 More
Days
Until '.ho Georgia-Furraan
football game to be
here.
i *
If you want to be with
your friends on Saturday,
October 18th, go to the
game. It will be the great
est sporting event ever held
in Augusta.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
DAILY, sc; SUNDAY, sc.
LEASED WIRE SERVICE.
And Washington Went Wild!
BASEBALL’S TROJAN WAR IS OVER
Johnson Slays the Giants!
WASHINGTON.— Baseball's Tro.ian war is over and Wasli
nigton, capital city of the allies, celebrated far into the night
the return of the fair Helen, carried captive to New York and
held there throughout four years.
Aimless, spontaneous, contented, joyous, even beautiful, was
the service of thanksgiving which the city, in the greatest de
monstration since the signing of the armistice, rendered to its
heroes and its Gods. ,
For Washington believes in its Gods, is certain that on the
pointed peak of the monument rest Olympian dieties that,
watched and waited and tested and tantalized their votaries
during the trying days of the series and then at the end con
ferred and said:
"These our people are deserving, and we will reward them.’’
It was to humble them, these fans will sav, that Walter
Johnson twice was humbled; then, from the ashes of their chas
tity, they raised up their eyes to see him come with aflaming
sword of vengeance—their Walter with ids fast ball, his cour
age and invincibility.
AND ACHILLES
■ COMES dACK!
Washington will say (hat. or any
part of it, or more than that Sa-
I turday, while the aromatic spirit
of delirium still encircles its brain.
| And, Achilles, seemingly slain by
i the giant twice, did come back and
| come back from nowhere, came al
. most unwelcomed but came to vlc
| tory which had been lacking with
out his touch, victory incomplete
except that h e led it, and Wash
ington believes in its gods, certain
that none but gods could conceive,
create and produce such a drama
of events as brought the world's
championship to Washington and
Walter after 12 innings of the
seventh game by a score of 4 to 3.
As the allied Greeks entered Troy
by strategy, so did "Bucky” Harris
penetrate the defense of the
Giants, the youngest manager in
the big leagues threw down the
gauntlet of chicancery to theo idest,
John J. McGraw, known as the
"little Napoleon" and the “master
mind” with strategy the battle was
fought and because of it, not only
became the greatest contest in the
history of the sport but possibly
elevated the game itself to a new
level.
PRESIDENT WAS
IN FOREGROUND
It was fought with the President.
lof the country and many of the
nation’s prominent men in the fore
ground; the background was a
mass of villages and cities con
nected with Griffith Stadium by
radio and telegraph wire.
When “Bucky” Harris started
Ogden, a comparative unknown as
a twirler, then took him from the
box and after he had pitched to
two men the people In Plttstown,
Pa., were certain that their home
town boy had “put one over” on
the master mind by forcing Mc-
Graw to start his lefthanded bat
tors and then either to use them
against Mogridge, a southpaw, or
by taking them from the line up, to
eliminate them from use as pinch
hitters, or as batters against right
handed Marberry, if the latter re
lieved Mogridge.
Out in Circleville, Kansas, they
knew that young Virgil Barnes was
pitching a great game; that a home
run by Harris in the fourth inning
had nrtt only been the only hit
allowed by their boy in six innings
but that the young Washington
manager was the only man who
hud reached first base in that time.
in South Bend, Ind., and Bclleair,
Ohio, and San Diego, Cal., they
knew all, this and more, and in
Washington at Griffith stadium,
they appreciated several fine stops
made by Bluege, playing at short
stop in place of the injured Peck
inpaugh; they saw a marvelous
catch by Hack Wilson who dived
into a low line drive and then skid
ded forward on his stomach with
his hands upraised, they sensed
suspense in every play, thrilled with
the high tension apparent on the
field. They x They watched Mo
gridge now down the invaders.
THE SIMTH NEARLY
FINISHED SENATORS
Then, In the sixth they saw the
Senators crack wide open while the
alert Giants drove three runs
through the breach.
Young walked, and Kelly sitgled,
Hending Young to third. Harris sent
Mogridge out and brought in Mar
berry. the relief pitcher who had
already saved two games. Meusel
scored Young with a sacrifice fly.
Then came the lapse. Wilson sent
a slow thing over second which
cither Harris or Bluege, might have
knocked down. It seemed. Kelly
went to third and scored when Judge
muffed Jackson’s tap. Gowdy
drove one through Bluege's legs
and Wilson tallied.
Barnes went on with his same
steady pace. The “series seemed in
the hag” for the Giants. When
Bluege fouled out in the eighth their
shrill cries of triumph sounded high
above the crowd buzzling.
When the gods sprinkled their
magic on the field, mostly just In
front of third base.
Leibold went In to hit for Tay
lor and drove a two base, clout
beyond Lindstrom. Ttuel made his
first safety of the series and Tate,
batting for barberry, was passed,
filling the sacks. Me Neely flew to
Wilson. Harris a child of destiny,
of there was ever one In baseball,
hit towards Lindstrom. The hall
bounced over the head of the won
der boy and Washington had tied
the score. The fans here celebrat
ed In their copyrighted fashion.
Around the radio and tsie telegraph
circuits there was scenes, doubt
less.
WALTER JOHNSON
TO THE RECUE!
The gods must have chuckled
when they tossed Walter Johnson
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES— THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES,
into the fray then. Walter, with
another chance. The batter of all
the Giant swas Lindstrom, the de
moniac youngster who had relent
lessly driven the veteran to seeming
oblivion with four lilts at the Polo
Grounds. Walter made him pop
out. People were proud of Walter;
hopeful that he might still emerge
as the hero of the series. Frisch
hit a triple to deep center. People
were sorry for Walter—sorry that
it was going to happen again.
But it did not. Johnson delibera
tely passed Young and struck out
George Kelly, premier Giant slug
gerVvith murder in hit bat, on three
pitched balls. In the next inning
he struck out Jackson. In the
eleventh Heinie Groli, making his
first appearance in the series, sin
gled. Southworth ran for him and
went to second on Dindstrom's
sacrifice. Again Johnson delibera
tely passed Young and again whif
fed Kelly. The gods were pulling
the strings for Walter who worked
like one of them in the box.
The battle of wits had gone on.
Nehf went In for Barnes after
Harris drove in the tying runs in
the eighth. In the ninth Mc-
Quillan replaced Nehf after an er
ror by Jackson gavo the Senators
a chance. McGraw was not only
shifting pitchers'to meet individual
batters but had Young and Meusel
exchange places In the outfielr so
Young could follow the sun. In
the 12th Bentley was in the box.
With one down. Ruel. the Washing
ton batting “bust” exploded in the
Giants, face with a two bagger.
Johnson went to first on Jackson’s
erro. McNcely bounced a ball at
Lindstrom.
Then the gods decided to end it;
McNeely’s ball took the same mira
culous bounco as did Harris’ almost
in the same place, and Bucl scored
the winning run. Meusel made no
attempt to catch him at the plate.
Then Washington went wild.
STORM IN FLORIDA
CONTINUES; TRAINS
MAY BE ANNULLED
ORLANDO, Fla.—Atlantic Coast
Line passenger train No. 85, due in
Orlando last night at 7:35 p. m.
pulled into the station at 7 a. m.
Saturday morning in abbreviated
form. Local railroad officials ex
pressed the belief thfit all trains
from the north would be annulled
Saturday if the rain continued.
Trairps are being routed in some In
stances via Leesburg on a branch
lino in an effort to reach Jack
sonville.
Rain which has been falling con
stantly for several days continued
throughout the night and still wa
falling this morning. Telephonic
communication into Daytona, which
seems to have suffered the brunt
of the rainstorm, is severed.
It is one of the worst rain storms
in tho history of the state for this
section, according to local weather
men. A total of 14 inches of rain
had fallen up to Friday night in
both the Kissimmee and St. Johns
river valleys and roads on the east
coast wero several inches under
water last night, according to the
Automobile Association. High tides
at Daytona were backing water up
into the business district, accord
ing to reports.
CENTER FACULTY
Calls Off Contest With Car
so;!-Newman
DANVILLE. Ky.— Announcement
that the footbali game scheduled
here Saturday between Centre Col
lege and Cnrson-Ncwman had been
called off because of a misunder
standing of playing rules was made
made Friday night following a
meeting of the Centre faculty oth
letio association.
35 INJURED IN
HEAD-ON CRASH
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.—Thirty
five persons were Injured, ten se
riously when two Youngstown-
Newcastle Interurban ears crashed
head-on In a fog near Struthers,
Ohio Saturday.
The collision wrecked the front
vestibules of l>oth cars, pinning the
motormon against the franpyj of
their <ar*. A. It. White Bnd John
Sargent, motnrmen on the ears, are
said to he in a critical condition.
White’s legs wers crushed.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11, 1924
HONEYMOON
Portland Couple Spend Theirs Like
Adam and Eve
Lowell Dunne and wife, Portland, ore., took an economical
honeymoon. Living in tho wilderness for a week, with only a jack
knife to provide their living, they won a bet that enabled them to
buy all their household furniture. Mrs. Dunne Is shown admiring
one of the crawfish she caught to starve off starvation, while her
husband Is seen spearing a salmon.
Properly ©1 Late Titos. E. Wasson
to Be Sold at Auction Nov. 4th
THOMSON, Ga.—The property of
the late Senator Thomas E. Watson
will be sold y t administrator's sale on
the first Tuesday in November to tho
highest bidder for rash, sold hh the
estate of Mrs. Georgia Watson. This
property includes J 93 acres of land on
which is located the home place of
Senator Watson. For years this place
has been the pride of Thomson and
McDuffie county.
The home is admirably situated In
a large grove overlooking Tnomson.
The spacious grounds In former y<*JPhi
were well kept by Gardners employed
for tnat purpose and was visited by
scores of people who harl heard so
much of Mr. Watson and the famous
Hickory Hill, where public men and
politicians were wont to gather and
talk over the situation with the “Sage
of Hickory Hill.**
Whils the homelike appearance of
the place has all but vanished, it Is In
'Tood repair, as a keeper has been
;ept on the premises since the death
Youth Convicted of Killing
Employer .So That He Could
Marry Widow of His Victim
MIDULKIIURri, I’a.—The maxi
mum sentence of not U-ss than ton
years nor more than 20-years In the
penitentiary was Imposed Saturday
hy Jinlue potter on Ralph H.
KhadeU IS, who was found guilty
of second degree murder in the
Snyder county coart Friday for the
killing of Harvey C. Willow, hl»
former employer.
MIDDLESm;rtO, l>n. Tlolph
Hhadel, youthful farm hand lini
been convicted of murder In the se
cond decree on his ISth birthday.
A Jury after deliberating Ivro hours
last night. found that he killed Har
vey t*. Willow, his emploj'er last
December.
Mrs. Willow, widow of the 'lain
man, who Shade! said had urged
him to kill her husband so sho
could marry him, will he placed on
trial as an accessory.
Shade) welcomed the verdict ns
a birthday gift. His one wish he
declared, has been that his life
would he spared. When the ver
dict was read he smiled and then
ns he was embraced hy his parents
he hurst. Into laughter,
A sentence of ten to 20 years In
prison fares the youth. Sentence
will he Imposed Saturday.
Shade! and Willow went, hunt*
Imr on the morning of December 10
That night the youth end Mrs.
Willow, who is 20 years old, vlsjfcd
neighbors and fold them Willow
had not. returned*and that t
feared he wss a vlotm of foul r>lav.
Willow’s body, rf’lth the head
nearly shot off was found In a
thicket on n neighboring farm The
of Mrs. Watson. It is valuable
piece of property and will make an
admirable home for whoever pur
chases it.
Besides the tract of land on which
is situated the home place, there is
other land in the vicinity that will be
sold.
At the satnc time and place will , e
sold the large collection of hooks com
prising Mr. Watson's library. Only
recently cataloguing of the library lias
been completed ami it was found to
contain several thousand volume;*,
among which are some very valuable*
books.
Copyrights of Mr. Watson's hooks
will be sold at this time. Among these
is Included the “History of France,”
“Napoleon," "biff* of Jackson," and
“Lift; of Jefferson." All these are con
sidered works of merit and have been
widely rend
There Is to be sold also some house
hold articles belonging to the estate
of Mrs. Watson.
friendship of the hoy and Mrs. Wil
low aroused suspicion. shad el
finally confeased that he anil Mrs.
Willow hud fallen in love shortly
after he had gone to tlie. willow
home in March, 1123, and that ho
had shot his employer so that ho
could marry the widow. He said
they had planned the shooting to
gether and that Mrs. William re
peatedly urged him to carry out the
hlnns.
CHEWING ARMY
Bcnd3 Heavy Reinforce
ments to Sunkaing
HJIAN*j|IAf. Tlw*. Chckiam?
♦l'ffftflinr HhatiKhai aKulriHt thr* In.
vudJnjf KifingMu troop*,
in/T th* I'f-klrtf: f‘rntrnl
us f'hina worn Fending u f> htftvy
reinforr*mrnt* Hmunluy tn tin*
Hunk In nr#»», 2S n\\U n
of Hh/inghuJ. HunkianK wn* r«p
furnd hy tli#* Klmikmj troop* nftnr
Intrnne fighting (luring the pant.
WfnV,
'flo- ChokJu n« rr»ir»foroorn**ritH
wvo obtain**! hy wlthrir* win/:
troop* from tlio Hv/unctu **•*•/or, J
niiP't wont tis |»or*\ wherr* muny of
thn r ;i rly hr'll*-* Iri thf* pr* **.-nt con
flict tOOk pi (U'f,
Hcporr* from th* front w**st and
n«jrtii of Khnn.t<h*t *how no fight
ing in progrenfli Haturdoy*
(ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
Huge Zeppelin Is Held
Back By Excessive Load
Shenandoah Completes
Trip to Pacific Coast;
Ship Slightly Damaged
SAN DIEGO, Cal.—Due to the straining of two girders in the
•ft part of the Shenandoah when the big dirigible landed at thg
North Island naval air station here Friday night departure of the
airship for the flight to Camp Lewis, Wash., has been delayed
until Sunday or Monday, according to an official statement is
sued Saturday morning.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.—An air trip to
Huwnil may be tho next teat for the
great naval dirigible Shenandoah, ac
cording to Hear Admiral Moffett,
head of the bureau of naval aeronau
tics, who arrived here Friday night
on the Shenandoah when she com
pleted her successful trip across the
cont inept.
Sweeping over Point Lonia at 10:4."
o’clock Friday night the Shenandoah
completed its westward flight fit 11:40
o’clock when Commander Zachary
Dansdowne brought his Giant com
mand to a mooring mast on tlie land*
Ing field at North Island.
The dirigible Is scheduled to leave
on its northward cruise along the
Pacific coast for Camp Lewis Satur
day.
The Shenandoah made tlie last 100
nillo/ of Its journey at a speed of
more than a mile a minute after the
battle with hail and snow storms
and headwinds in the San Jacinto
mountains during tho evening hotfrs.
SHIT GREETED
AT SAN DIEGO.
More than two hundred civilians
were on the field to greet the Shen
andoah despite the lateness of the
hour and the briaknts.* of tho weath
er. The silver envelope appeared
over Point Loma nr 10:45 and the
Shenandoah came into view flying nt
an altitude of 2,<*00 feet. ►
Heading directly over Iho mooring
mast off North island the Shenan
doah's signal lights flashed and the
mooring crew spelled out the ques
tion:
“Are you ready."
The answer “ready" of the mooring
crew was flashed back The Shen
andoah Hum circled and headed sea
ward to lose Its 2.000 foot altitude.
Heturnlng to North Island Com
mander LansdoWne swept the COO foot
cruiser to earth and landing crew of
the blue Jackets leaped* to grasp tho
mooring lines.
Admiral Moffcet was the first to
jump out of the Shenandoah's cabins
and lie was followed by Commander
I.ansdowno and the crow of the dirig
ible. Smoke hungry after their trip
they cargerly accepted tobacco and
soon a regular smokefest was in ses
sion. The .'I.OOO-mile jaunt across
the country was forgotten as the men
puffed away at their pipes, cigars or
cigarettes.
Flashes lit up the scene as Ilio
photographers set off their flashlights
to get In pictures tho history of the
event.
Puffing on his venerable corn cob,
Admiral Moffett explained to news
papermen that the arrival of the
Shenandoah had been purposely de
layed because a landing lato nt. night
would conserve the helium supply In
the ship. For this reason the Shen
andoah was headed northwest after
Yuma was reached Instead of holding
straight yvest, n. course that would
have brought the Shenandoah here
before dark.
Referring to the proposed Honolulu
trip. Admiral Moffett said the Shen
andoah might be brought to the Pa
cific coast thia winter for the navy
maneuvers ana after that might he
taken to Honolulu. He added that In
Ills Judgment the Shenandoah would
make such a trip more easily than It
had the trans-continental cruise and
that some difficulty was encountered
when the dirigible was crossing the
mountains. No such trouble, he said,
would be met with a run over tin
water.
Commander T.ansdowne Hald that If
possible 11ir Shenandoah would de
part for the north between It a. ni.
and noon but that the time of de
parture would depend on the condi
tion of the motors, two of Which were
in need of overhauling.
ARGENTINE AIRMAN
To Be Decorated By Jap
anese Government
TOKIO —Major Pedro Karin I,
Intrepid Argentine airman flying
around the world, will he decorated
with the sixth order of the Hieing
Sun hy the Japanese government,
the minister of communications an
nounced Saturday after the arrival
of Zannl at Kastimlguara, the To
kio air base, from Kuehimoto.
Facing tb' - North Pacific air
route at a time whery It |s con
sidered dangerous hy Japanese air
men, Major Zannl wiih undecided
Friday night on his next move. The
daring aviator landed at Kastmii
cuara Saturday morning from
Kushlmoto In five hours, 37 min
utes, eompletlng the Hhanghai-To
klo wing of his flight without a
mishap. Kasumigaura is the air
base for Toklo.
“I cannot say whether or not I
will attempt to make the trans
pacific flight at present,” sail!
Major Zannl Friday night when In
tervlewed hy The Associated Press
It is my determination to cirri,
the glob, before 1 finish but It maj
lie nee. -ary to fly In other routes
or reason-.
■'l Intend to consult the last ex
pert opinion available here before
deciding on any attempt to e<3i
tiaue tin flight eastward,” Major
Zannl added.
18 CENTS A WEEK
WEATHER
DAVIS IS M II
MIDDLE WEST
FOR DRIVE OF
1 WEEKS
ON HOARD DAVIS TRAIN.
RICHMOND, Ind. Mntcrlng the
mlddo \v si nn hia final stumping
trip Into Hint section during hia
campaign for president on tho
democratic ticket, John VV. Davis
began Saturday a two week's
drive that will take him Into In
diana. Southern Illinois, Tunncs
hoc, Kentucky and VVcxtcrn Ohio.
T at lio realizes the Importance of
winning ns many as possible of the
slates named i» indicated In the
decision Which led him to take tho
stump again, particularly at this
time when the demand for him Is
urgently requested of tho other sec
tions of tho country and the elec
tion hut. 23 days away.
The Itinerary announced for the
trip, the first leg of which ends
with an afternoon address Satur
day in Richmond, Ind../and a night
meeting 111 Indianapolis, still is In
complete and tentative In form.
It Is probab’a that the two-day
opening will ho filled In with Il
linois points, possibly one day at
Quincy with Clem L. Shaver, chair
man of the democratic national
committee and will lead himself to
whatever tusks may he assigned by
his campaign manager.
TWO COLLEGE GIRLS
ATTACKED BY NEGRO
NEAR RICHMOND, VA.
HIGH MON I>. Va.—Posses arc
scouring the hills surrounding
Richmond for an unknown negro,
who assaulted a "West Hampton
College girl on a wooded road near
the college late Friday afternoon
The girls, one a Junior, and the
other a sophomore, are said to have
been walking along the road when
they wero followed by a negro who
forced them Into a thin strip of
woods near the college There he
Is said to have cut one of tho girls
severely with a knife and then as
saulted the other
The clothing of both girls were
torn almost, to shreds In the strug
gle. Hearing their cries, n guard
nt the University of Richmond,
nearby, rushed to tho rescue. Tho
negro fled.
Both girls are now In n Richmond
hospital, where they are said to bo
in a state of nervous collapse.
Posses composed of police, coun
ty officers, university students and
persons in the neighborhood are
combing the countryside. Blood
hounds have been placed on the
scent.
Georgia Bulldogs
Battle Yale Today
NEW YORK Vale will meet
Heorgia at New Haven Saturday In
one of the two mo»t important
games on the football card. The
other battles of prime significance
Is that scheduled between Brown
and Chicago In the windy city. This
contest will mark the Bruins’ first
Invasion of a mid-western stadium
In the history of the providence In
stitution.
Instead of a 10-0 defeat at the
hands of the Ells last year Cieorgla
will enter New Haven hopeful of
giving the Bulldogs a run for hi:t
meat. Brown will also far- Chicago
with reasonable expectation of op
posing sturdy, opposition to the
home team.
The army will meet Detroit at
West Point and Syracuse will fare
William and Mary at Syracuse In
HOME
edition
Augusta and vicinity: Generally fair
tonight and Sunday.
F R I E D RICHSHAFEN,
Germany.— The flight of
the Zeppelin ZR-3 from
Freidrichshafen to Lake
hurst, N. J., the start of
which had been announced
feir Saturday morning sud
denly was postponed at the
last minute until 6 o’clock
Sunday morning.
t
SHIP LOADED
TOO HEAVILY
‘While no formal stafoniont. was
forihcomilip from tho mannsrcifient
Of the Zeppelin works where the
great dirigible was built for the
United fitates navy, it was apparent
Hint Dr. Hugo Eckener, director of
Hie works and commander of the
ship bail discovered that Hie ZTt-.’i
Has loaded with more weight than
it could carry comfortably.
Ur. Eckener claimed that the at
mospheric lifting power this morn
ing was such that a successful atart
was precluded anil ho Immediately
afterward ordered quantities of
gasoline and ballnsyJettisoned.
Even taking ouytT ton and a half
of gasoline, however, failed to
lighten the ship enough so she
would float as site should, and Dr.
Eckener explained that the rising
temperature was hindering the diri
gible's lifting power.
Ah every ounce of gasoline may
be required to propel the vessel In
event of ri jgh weather he deemed
It best to postpone the hop oft
rather than further redure his fuel
supply which was the dirigible
stood Its hanger this morning
weighed about ft 1 tons. Dr. Ecke
ner is hoping for cooler weather
and consequently more huoyanev
when ho emlenvors to take off
Hu inlay.
POSTPONEMENT IF
A DISAPPOINTMENT
The postponement was s disap
pointment to thousands of carle
'risers who http besieged the hanger
slilce darkness, confident that the
start, would he made at 7.30 o'clock
as annuonced Friday night.
Tho'official parting ceremonies
were under way and the local band
had struck up their last fnrewells
when Dr. Kekcner made known Ills
decision.
Ths commander’s intention of fol
lowing the southern route on the
flight, adds to the length of the
voyage, liut unless he is assured »f
more asupieloUH atmospheric con
ditions over the onrlhern lene he
will point the nose of the ZR-3 first
toward Ihr. hav of lJlscav. thence
flying over Northern Spain, the
Azores and Bermuda. Four Am
erican officers will he aboard when
the start la made;
Gaptaln George XV. Steele, who
Is to rommand the ZR-S nfter It Is
turned over nt I.a iwhu rst to the
nnvy; Lieutenant Gomnmnder S. M.
Krauss, who Is tn serve Is engineer
officer; Commander Joseph K,
Klein. Jr., who lias'~charge of the
naval air station at Lakehurst, and
T,akehursh. and Major F. M. Ken
nedy, U. S. A. observer for the
army.
MAY REACH COAST
NEAR CHARLESTON
As the cool, weather gives tho
air ship more lifting power. Dr.
Kckcner explained eqfforts proba
bly will he made to get away by 6
a. m. before the temperature begins
to rise with the sun. It is estimat
ed that tho rise of each degree the
ship's lifting powr Is reduced ap
proximately 600 pounds. Conse
quently the dirigible Haturdny will
he stripped of. all excess weight,
including some of the American's
baggage.
In the event the southern routs
Is followed it Is likely that tho di
rigible will reach the coast region of
the United States near Charleston,
S. Instead of New York. In that
event Washington may get a peep
at tho airship prior to the mooring
at Lakehurst.
THE WEEK’S WEATHER
WASHINGTON. Weather out
look for week beginning Monday;
South Atlantic nnd east Gulf
States; Generally fair greater pari
of the week except probably local
showers in Florida arid along the
eaHt. gulf coast; temperature nor
fnal "i Honnushgt. above-
the only oilier IntersecUonal strug
gles on the day's schedule.
Pittsburgh end West Virginia
will hook up In what promises to
be the most interesting of the see
tiolnal clashes. Princeton antici
pates little trouble from Lehigh,
hut Columbia expect* the strong op
position always offered by Wesley
an.
Other matches that will be close,
ly watched by gridiron enthusiasts
are:
Harvard vs. Middleburk at Cam.
bridge; Penn. State vs. Gettys
burg at Stato College, Pa.; Cornell
vs. Williams at Ithaca: Carnegln
Tech vs. Toledo at Pittsburgh;
Dartmouth vs. Vermont at Han
over; Pennsylvania vs. Swarthmore
at Philadelphia and Holy Cross v*.
Boston University at Worcester.